Category Archives: Financial Tips

One way is to call your existing lender and try to negotiate a lower rate. Often, the threat of losing a customer and the associated income from your finance charges can inspire a card company to accept a lower interest rate and keep the relationship. Negotiation is most effective if you have a stable payment…

Many people had their first experience with saving for the future as children when they received a U.S. savings bond as a gift. Savings bonds are issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. However, unlike Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, they are not traded on the open market, and are sold almost exclusively to individuals. EE…

Want to control how your heirs spend their assets, minimize estate taxes, and possibly avoid probate? Trusts are very flexible tools to accomplish a bunch of wishes. We explain in this week’s Financial Tip.

In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, describes how your time horizon and risk tolerance for investing are intricately linked, and what to do when time horizons change. Read the Article This article is for demonstrative and academic purposes and is meant to provide valuable background information on particular investments, NOT a recommendation to…

Buying a house? Lenders use formulas based on your gross monthly income, your housing expenses, and your long-term debt to determine how large of a mortgage you qualify for. Read all about it in this Question of the Week.

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Principal Jennifer Thomas, CFP®, and Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, to discuss how risk tolerances are affected by your time horizons, and what happens with your financial plan and time horizons when you’re blindsided by a life event.

In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains how you can profit from your business, minimize your capital gains, and benefit a charity by creating a charitable trust. Read the Article This article is for demonstrative and academic purposes and is meant to provide valuable background information on particular investments, NOT a recommendation to buy.…